St Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its ViewFlex Xtra Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter for providing improved control and maneuverability while performing complex cardiac ablation procedures using radiofrequency. The ICE ...
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Last time you had a CT scan did your doctor tell you that it would expose you to radiation? Probably not, according to a study out this week. And even if you were told, you might underestimate the radiation dose, too. Researchers from the ...
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If rooms were round, the robotic vacuums tested in the past by Consumer Reports would have been better at tidying up. But in our tests, they tended to miss edges and corners. Now LG has introduced the LG Hom-Bot Square at the Consumer ...
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Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) has deployed Toshiba America Medical Systems' two Aplio 500 ultrasound systems and one Viamo ultrasound system, to improve image quality for accurate diagnoses. Keck ...
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Radiation exposure from a CT scan is about 350 times higher than from an ordinary chest X-ray. Yet some hospitals, including several large, well-known ones, continue to order too many of them, exposing patients to needless risk and expense, ...
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atthias Feulner, European marketing manager, telecoms at Texas Instruments describes how the JESD204B standard can allow designers to simplify board routing & digital interface and synchronise multiple devices more easily. Modern ...
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Halt Medical has obtained $15m finance from American Capital to support the commercialization of its Acessa system, designed for treating uterine fibroids. Using a slender Handpiece, the CE-marked system delivers radiofrequency energy to ...
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Lancaster General Health will implement Digisonics structured reporting solution at multiple facilities for OB/GYN, general ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, CT and MR studies. Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pa. recently selected ...
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Fujifilm, through its global commercialization arm in China, EU and Asia-Pacific, has entered into an agreement to distribute Beacon Endoscopic's endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) devices outside the US. Beacon Endoscopic co- founder Brian ...
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Windows 8 must work effectively on its core desktop platform despite Microsoft’s recent move into the tablet space, Fujitsu’s chief technology officer has warned. “The whole industry is excited about tablets, but serious ...
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Cheshire Medical Center will implement Digisonics OB-Windows Clinical Reporting Software Solutions at their facility. HOUSTON, TX, October 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H. will employ Digisonics ...
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Two facilities, Answer Medical Solutions in San Juan, PR and Pediatric Cardiology Associates in Houston, Texas have selected Digisonics DigiNet Pro for fully functional remote reading capabilities. Clinicians will have secure web-based ...
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Natchez Community Hospital in Natchez, Miss., recently selected Digisonics as the Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) Solution for their facility. Natchez Community Hospital will utilize the Digisonics DigiNet Pro application for ...
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Volcano has announced positive results from a ADAPT-DES IVUS sub-study, which demonstrated that stent procedures guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) reduces stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction (MI) as well as improve patient ...
Lake Health in Concord, Ohio selects the Digisonics Cardiovascular Information System for their echo and cath studies. Lake Health in Concord, Ohio recently selected Digisonics as the Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) Solution for ...
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